Combined scarecrow and advertising device.



S. HUNTER. COMBINED SCARECROW AND ADVERTISING DEVICE;

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 3. 19M.

PatentedJune 8, 1915.

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SAMUEL HUNTER, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

. COMBINED SGARECROW AND ADVERTISING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 8, 1915.

Application filed September 3, 1914. Serial N 0. 860,072.

To all'wh'om it may concern: I

Be it knownthat I, SAMUEL H NTER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Combined Scarecrowsand Advertising Devices; and I do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. 1

My invention relates to improvements in devices for protecting sown orgrowing seed against being pulled by-crows or the like.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a device of thecharacter set forth having means whereby a number of garments maybesuspended upon a weather, vane whereby the same will be moved as thevane swings upon its'pivot.

A secondary object is to provide mean whereby the arms and legs of asuit of clothes suspended upon the vane, may be vibrated by the actionof windagainst a wind wheel.

A further object is to provide a sound producing device in connectionwith the above set forth features in ordervthat a bird or animalsattention may be'attracted to thesdevice and likewise to attract passersattention to one or more advertising panels placed upon the device.

Yet. another object is to constructthe entire device in the most simplemanner consistent with its properoperation.

With the above obj ectsin view, the invention resides in certain novelfeatures of construction and'combination herein described and claimedand shown in the'drawings wherein: V

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a device constructed in accordance withmy inven'-' tion; Fig. 2 is a detail vertical section taken on the line22 of Fig. 1';Fig. 3 is a hori' 'zontal section taken on the line 33 ofFig. 1; @Fig. 4 is a detail verticalsection through a guide to bedescribed and a portion of a standard which supports the garment hanger;and Fig. 5 is'a side elevation partly in section, of'a' portion of thehorizontal supporting bar and the advertising panel thereon, showing aslightly different form of construction from that illustrated in Fig. 1.

In, the accompanying drawings, an upright standard 1 is shown whoselower end is preferably. sharpened as indicated at 2 for insertion intothe ground while its upper end loosely receives the upright portion 3 ofa T-coupling whose horizontal portion or head 4 receives therein ahollow bar or pipe 5 which is thereby supported in a horizontal plane insuch a manner as to allow the same to readily swing in a manner tobecome clear, a set screw 6 being preferably passed through the head 4and bearing against the bar 5 whereby the latter may be adjusted withinsaid head. 7

One end of the bar 5 carries a guide 7 which is here shown in the formof a T- coupling having its shank 8 mounted upon said bar while its headconstitutes the guide and receives loosely an upright shank 9 whoselower end carries a T-coupling 10 supporting a transverse garment hanger11 which like the shank 9, is preferably constructed of hollow piping ortubing. By reference more particularly to Fig. 4, it will be seen thatthe shank 9 is provided with alined slots 12 in opposite sides, saidslots receiving one end of a driving shaft 13, said end being here shownas bent to form a double crank 14 while the opposite end of said shaftcarries a wind wheel 15 which may be constructed of wood or metal and inany suitable manner, one of the bladesof said wheel carrying a spring 16whose inner end contacts with th'e'teeth of a ratchet 17 whose hub 18 isrigidly yet removably secured upon the adjacent end of the bar 5 by aset screw 19 or other suitable fastening means. It will therefore beseen that as the 'the' garment hanger 11 may be raised or lowered toaccommodate garments of different dimensions.

By reference to Fig. 1, it will be seen that a coat C, trousers T, shoesS, false face F, and hat H, are adapted to be supported by the hanger 11and that a pair'of operat ing wires or cords 21 are loosely connectedone with one ofl'set portion of the double crank 14 and with one of thesleeves of the coat G and the other wire with the other crank portionand with the other sleeve. It will further be noted that other operatingelements 22 are connected one to the'first mentioned offset portion ofthe double crank 1 1 and the other with the other ofiset and are a pair.of bellr pivotally united at 28 with crank levers 24L whose horizontalarms extend outwardly into the shoes S while the upright arms risewithin the legs of the trousers 'I and are pivoted at 25 to a pair ofupright rods 26, Whose upper ends are attached at 27 to the hanger 11.It will therefore be seen that as the wind wheel 15 rotates, producingthe sound above mentioned, one arm of the coat G will be moved upwardlyshoes and lower portions of the trouser legs will likewisesimultaneously move upwardly V signed primarily and downwardly therebyeffectually representing the movements made by a person when walking.

Although the device would operate to equal advantage with the parts asabove described, it becomes expedient to provide a panelQS which isshown, in Fig. 1, as being removably secured upon the horizontal bar5-by a' pair of clips 29. This panel is defor the display of advertisingmatter, itbeing understood that the sound produced by the spring '16-against the ratchet 17 and the antics of the figure, will attractconsiderable attention to the device, thereby causing the same to be aneffective advertising medium.

In Fig. 5, a panel 28 is provided in its lower edge with uprightopenings 80 which are adapted to receive a number of pins 31 rising fromthe horizontal bar 5 this being wheel or propeller in Fig. 2, said bandsbeing stretchedv from one blade to another whereby a humming sound willbe produced as the propeller is rotated. By reference to Fig. 2, it willlikewise be seen that a bracing wire 33 is provided for the purpose ofholding the blades of the propeller 15 against dislocation bycentrifugal force.

I may here explain that in most cases, I

donot intend to employ the shaft 13 and operating means connectedthereto for imparting movement to the garments but that I-merely intendto employ the-garments themselves which may be suspended upon anddownwardly and one of the on said bar for turning the same around theabove described the hanger 11 in any suitablenranner, the

wind wheel 15, spring and ratchet 16 and 17 and one or more panels. Itwill be readily understood however, that the provision ofthe shaft 13and its operating mechanism,

lies clearly within the scope of the invention as claimed. V

I have describedmy invention with considerable minuteness and have setforth its application to an upright standard, but I do not wish tobelimited to details ofconstruction, to the arrangement andproportioning of parts, to the character of materials employed or to theapplication of the invention, otherwise than as set forth in theappended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. A scare crow comprising a horizontal barpivoted upon an upright axis, a vane thereon whereby the bar will beturned around its pivot by the wind, and a garment hanger carried bysaid bar.

2 A scare crow comprising a horizontal bar pivoted upon an upright axis,means its pivot when the wind blows, a garment hanger carried by saidbar, erated sound producing instrument on said bar. e

3. A scare crow comprising a horizontal bar pivoted upon an uprightaxis, an upright guidercarried by said bar, an upright shank slidable insaid guide, means for locking said shank a ainst movement, agarment'hanger carried by said shank, and

means on the'bar for turning thesame around its pivot when. the windblows.

4:. A scare; crow comprising a garment hanger, a plurality of vibratinglinks depending therefrom,

said links, the latter being designed for attachment to garments hungupon the hanger;

5.A- devicefor the purpose set forth comprising a horizontal bar pivotedon an uprightaxis, a garment hanger carried by said bar, a drivenelement likewise carried by said bar, a wind wheel for driving saidoperating connections depend element, and

ing from sald element and adapted to be attached to a number 'ofgarments to be suspended upon said hanger whereby'saidgarments may bevibrated as the windwheel is rotated. i

prisingv a hollow an upright axis, by one end of said bar, a, throughsaid bar, a crankon the end ofthe shaft adjacent the hanger, a windwheel on horizontal bar pivoted on and a wind opand means for, vibratinga garment hanger carried shaft passing V .12 6 6. A device for thepurpose set forth comthe other end of said shaft, and operating elementsdepending from, said crank. and

7 designed for attachment to a number of garments to be suspended fromsaid hanger.

7. A device for the purpose set forth comprising a hollow horizontal barpivoted upon an upright axis, a shaft passing through said bar, agarment hanger on one end of said bar, a ratchetsecured on the other endthereof, means on the end of the shaft adjacent the hanger for vibratinga bell crank levers having'the upper ends of may be swung around theirpivotal connec-- their upright arms pivoted to said rods, operatingconnections pivoted to said bell crank levers intermediate their ends, adriven element loosely connected with said operating connections andmeans for driving said element whereby said bell cranks tions with saidrods for the purpose set forth.

9. A device for the purpose set forth comprising a'weather vane, a pairof rods depending therefrom, a pair of bell crank levers having theirupright arms pivotally connected with said rods, substantially uprightoperating connections pivotally connected with said bell cranksintermediate their ends, said connections rising to a point adjacent thevane, a driven crank carried by said vane and loosely receiving portionsof said operating connections, and means for driving the crank.

10. A device for the purpose set forth comprising an upright standard, aT-coupling having its shank revolubly mounted upon the upper end of thestandard, a horizontal bar having its intermediate portion mounted inthe head of said coupling, a vane secured to said bar, and a garmenthanger likewise secured thereto. for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

SAMUEL HUNTERQ Witnesses I LUTHER MANDEVILLE, F. FORRESTER.

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